Collection Development Manual of the National Library of Medicine, 1993. Third Edition

摘要

The Collection Development Manual of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) guides staff and book dealers in selecting both print and non-print materials for inclusion in the Library's collection. It also serves as an overall guide to NLM's collection development policies for users of the Library's products and services. In addition to the official statement on collection development policy and selection guidelines by subject and by format or type of material, the manual includes an overview and history of the NLM collection; a statement on preservation policy; and a statement of the relationships among the collections of NLM, the Library of Congress, and the National Agricultural Library.